Reenforcement for alpha water bucket mop wringing device



C. HUFFORD REENFORCEMENT FOR A WATER BUCKET MOP-WRINGING DEVICE Filed Nov. '7, 1931 Patented Aug. 15, 1933 REENFORCEMENT FOR A WATER BUCKET -MOP WRINGING DEVICE Charles Hufford, Detroit, Mich.

Application November '7, 1931. Serial No. 573,658

1 Claim.

In all devices designed for the purpose of wringing a mop, and that are secured to a water bucket, the construction is rather frail or inadequately supported in connection with the bucket to which they are secured, and for this reason they do not operate as smoothly as they should, and also there is always a danger in this construction, of the bucket tilting during the operation and causing the usual damage to the floor.

In order to completely overcome thisdifficulty I have devised a pair of upright metal bars, one of which is secured to each exterior side of the bucket in a rigid and substantial manner. To these bars the principal mechanism of the wringing device is pivotally secured, which forms the rigid support for the mechanism rendering the device capable of the proper operation and of long duration.

With direct reference to the drawing:

Figure l is a reduced perspective view of the usual water bucket with a. mop wringing device attached to the invention reenforcing members, and normally ready for use. 1 m Figure 2 is a view clearly showing one of the reenforcing members in relation to the bucket.-

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken substantially upon line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a front elevation of one of the re- 30 enforcing members, and Figure 5 is a side elevation of the same.

My invention comprises a pair of reenforcing bars which are designated by the numeral 1, and it will be discerned with reference to Figures 4 and 5 that the upper end of the said bars is formed as at 2, and this portion of the bars is adapted to engage handle clip A of the bucket in the manner as indicated in Figures 1 and 2. It is also observed that mechanism or movable part B is pivotally secured to the respective bars 1 by rivet 3, and aperture 4 in the said bars for passage of the said rivet. The upper end 2 of bar 1 being permanently held by clip A as aforesaid, the lower end of the same is secured to the bucket by means of screw 5 with the usual nut upon the inside of flange C of the bucket, as clearly indicated in Figure 3, and hole 6 in the said bars for passage of the said screw.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In combination with a water bucket mop wringing device, having a pair of slotted bars secured within the bucket and a stationary and movable roller operating within the said slotted bars, a pair of vertically disposed reenforcing bars, one of the said bars secured adjacent each of the exterior sides of the said bucket, the upper end of the said bars forming a double shoulder which is adapted to engage the handle clip of I the bucket and permanently retain the said end of the bar to the same; the said bars constituting means whereby the mechanism of the aforesaid device is pivotally supported and reenforced by 5 the same, and the lower end of the said bars beingksecured to the similar portion of the said uc e CHARLES HUFFORD. 

